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- As Turkey-Iraq crisis escalates, US plans military strikes on PKK bases
  Posted by Sandyenglish
  Washington is clearly desperate to prevent a Turkish military intervention in Iraq or a breach in the US/Turkish alliance. Quite apart from long-term strategic considerations, the US military funnels around 70 percent of its air cargo to Iraq via a major US air base in southern Turkey. At the same time, more than 1,000 Turkish troops are in Afghanistan as part of NATO forces, helping to prop up the US-led occupation of that country.
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- Social tensions at the forefront in run-up to Turkish parliamentary elections
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  On Sunday, July 22, Turkey will vote for a new parliament. The fact that these elections are taking place in July and not, as scheduled, in November is a reflection of the profound divisions in Turkish society.
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- Lenore G. Martin: Turkey's Iraq Problem
  Posted by Billbar from Washington Post
  If the United States does not oppose a Turkish invasion it will face a more chaotic situation in Iraq and the loss of a long-term relationship with the Iraqi Kurds, who are Washington's best hope for obtaining rights for U.S. bases in the future. If Washington opposes the invasion, it risks further estrangement from Turkey, a state positioned to play a critical strategic role in a region where Iran increasingly challenges the United States for dominance.
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- Kurdish rebels warn of "hell" after Turkey blasts
  Posted by Billbar from Reuters
  The Kurdish Liberation Hawks (TAK) said it bombed a busy shopping area in the coastal resort Antalya on Monday, killing three people and wounding dozens, including European and Middle Eastern tourists. The blast followed four bombs in the Mediterranean resort of Marmaris and in Istanbul that wounded 27 people. "We vow to turn the monstrous TC (Turkish Republic) into hell ... with our warriors who have pledged revenge," TAK said in a statement on its Web site. It was not immediately possible to verify its authenticity. More than 30,000 people have since been killed in the separatist conflict.
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- Kurdish Weekly Despairs of Iraq
  Posted by Billbar from juancole
  An editorial in a Kurdish newspaper despairs of the government in Baghdad and calls for pulling out and returning to Kurdistan.
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- Meet the Kurdish guerrillas who want to topple the Tehran regime
  Posted by Billbar from Slate
  A report on the rebel Iranian Kurds in the Qandil mountains of Iraq, whom the Iranian regime takes very seriously.
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- Kurd unrest escalates in Turkey
  Posted by Billbar from BBC News
  Two thousand riot police used tear gas against Kurdish youths who threw stones and petrol bombs.
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Lenore G. Martin: Turkey's Iraq Problem
While I don't agree with the aims and solutions proffered by Martin, she is right that we are in an untenable position - caught in between two allies. Turkey, with the approval of Iran, may escalate to full-scale war with Kurdistan. Remember Cyprus.
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